How to set grease pencil general default properties across scenes
MTKay,
I am just going to make a suggestion,
But have you tried to make a full copy of the Scene.
Scene &gt; New

Scene &gt; New &gt; Full Copy

I would certainly learn about the concept of linking and appending Libraries. I believe these might be the missing piece to your adventure with Blender.
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/files/linked_libraries/index.html
I think after you make it over this issue....your time will much more fun!!
Happy Blendering!
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Smartdog